Dell to build private cloud for nuclear regulatory commission

March 1, 2014 Off By David
Object Storage

Grazed from WashingtonPost.  Author:  Mohana Ravindranath.

The United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission has selected Dell to build a private Internet cloud for the agency, the company announced Wednesday.  The NRC is responsible for regulating nuclear power and materials, as well as inspecting nuclear facilities and licensing.

 
The cloud will help the NRC reduce IT costs and satisfy requirements from the Office of Management and Budget to set up cloud computing infrastructure, according to Dell. Dell’s federal government division will also help the NRC consolidate its data centers…

Dell has won a few other major federal contracts recently, including an indefinite quantity contract for IT services with the Homeland Security Department, with a ceiling value of more than $20 billion, Dell announced Wednesday…

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